So begins 'Hail to the Flying Squirrels', the brand new anthem for Richmond's AA Eastern League franchise, an affiliate of the San Francisco Giants. As you might imagine, we're predisposed to like all things Flying Squirrel, but minor league baseball ain't exactly renowned for its highbrow cultural institutions. And as a result, we received the news that the Squirrels had released an anthem with appropriate caution.As it turns out, it's a catchy little ditty. The songwriters from Richmond-based production company Black Iris, obviously listen to their share of the Dropkick Murphys and Flogging Molly, to name just a few.
I can't figure out how to embed an mp3 file into this newfangled blogging interface, so you'll have to go here to listen to the song (and download it, 'cause I know you'll dig it and want to have it at your fingertips).
As the chorus exhorts us all, have fun, go nuts.
i'm sure i'm not the first to point out that gonzaga has only lost once since mark gave mark few all those coaching tips earlier this season.
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ReplyDeleteI dig the Flying Squirrels song. Sounds like Dropkick Murphys (State of Massachusetts or Shipping Up to Boston) meets Cowboy Mouth (Jenny Says).
The lyrics (printed here) repeatedly spell "fun" FUNN. Is that some inside Richmond thing? Or some inside Squirrel thing?
In other MiLB news, the Norfolk Tides' Harbor Park is shopping its naming rights. I'm thinking it should be WHITNEY's GIN. Who's got half a mill for me?
Haven't we had too much inside Squirrel posts lately?
ReplyDeleteWhit's question prompts another one: what sort of things are or have been inside Squirrel?
ReplyDelete- Duke burger from the Cowboy Cafe
ReplyDelete- W.C. Beer
- Tissue paper when champagne cork bloodied his nose
- Q-tip
- Probably someone's pinkie
- Thoughts of quitting this blog
According to scientists who study such stuff:
ReplyDelete- An average human has sex 4,239 times in a lifetime
- An average human uses 4,239 rolls of toilet paper in a lifetime
Coincidence?
How does one make those determinations?
ReplyDeletehow is 'sex' defined? i'm way over that if we don't need to worry about partners.
ReplyDeleteYeah, is that a using strict Clintonian interpretation or a loose Squirrelly interpretation?
ReplyDeleteThe comments have gone in a very different direction but Rob makes a strong point re: Mark Few and I.
ReplyDeleteIf Gonzaga breaks through and makes the Final Four, I'm going to start hiring myself out for chats at the bar with college basketball coaches who are looking to break through. Looking at you, Sean Miller.
Anybody wanna link back to Mark's tips?
ReplyDelete...or just make references to a post I'd love to re-read but can't locate...
ReplyDeleteThe twitter machine tells me Florida has offered their Women's basketball head coaching job to Becky Hammon. I really, really want this to happen.
ReplyDeletetough choice for her, no? could argue that she won't get a shot as a head coach in the league without some head coaching experience, so maybe this fills that gap.
ReplyDeletefills that gap. heh heh.
ReplyDelete"Mark's tip" and "fills that gap" could likely be parlayed with "inside Squirrel things" to make a joke but I'm not sure how it would be constructed.
ReplyDeleteAs a rhombus.
ReplyDeleteA comedy rhombus.
Robbie...Benentidi, one of your new outfielders for the Sawx...recently learned that his parents are godparents to one of my nephews. So if you need tickets, I got nothin for ya.
ReplyDeleteI guess he's an up and cummer. Heh heh. His dad and my bro in law went to law school together at Dayton.
ReplyDeleteI'm heavily invested in this Florida game and can't believe they're up two after how poorly they played for the first ten minutes but this Kentucky-UCLA game is beautiful and fun.
ReplyDeleteThat's my way of expressing my guilt for kind of wanting to watch UK- UCLA more than Florida.
ReplyDeleteKentucky starting to pull. They are gelling. They win the whole kit and caboodle.
ReplyDeletebenintendi's the truth, danimal. as is christian pulisic.
ReplyDeletewe could be looking at kentucky/ucla, kentucky/carolina, and kentucky or carolina/kansas. that's some super-heavyweight shit right there.
ReplyDeleteWe are looking at Kentucky/ucla now Rob.
ReplyDeletei'm operating in the future, danimal. i'm evolved like a motherfucker.
ReplyDeletesomebody check on mark
ReplyDeleteHoly. Motherfucking. Shit.
ReplyDeleteThe agent that's been paying Fox and his family under the table for the last three years has to be pretty happy about that performance last night.
ReplyDeleteThat was a really good basketball game. Both teams held played well. Lots of back and forth scoring runs. Two improbable shots to tie/win. A fucking discount double check (I was mad) and the second or third biggest shot in Florida basketball history. I'm up earlier than usual because once I awoke I had to watch highlights again.
ReplyDeleteESPN Radio going nuts, saying Wisconsin should've missed the second free throw. With four seconds left, I'm not sure. You can move the ball quickly after a rebound.
ReplyDeleteFor those of you watching the game, did you think they would/should intentionally miss the second?
the commentators discussed it, and hindsight is 20/20, but i thought wisky played it right. now whether florida should've fouled at the end of regulation is a different question.
ReplyDeleteFlorida should've fouled up 3. Especially when Showaltwr began to stumble. Mike White even said that post game. As for Wisconsin, I think missing is probably correct. Makes it tougher to get something good in 4 seconds off a scramble situation but it's far from a sure thing to say that's the move in that scenario. Wisconsin's real error is that the extra defender (not guarding the ball) never came and helped on Chiozza to make him either (a) change his path or (b) give up the ball. That and Hayes guarding Chiozza were both strategic errors.
ReplyDeleteAll that said, Chiozza (aka Cheese) made a semi miraculous shot. Tough to strategize against that.
Can we talk about Canyon Barry's block?
Any relation to Christy Canyon?
ReplyDeleteYes. That's his real Mom.
ReplyDeleteWFMU bringing the ruckus with the Chuck Berry tribute.
ReplyDeleteworking concessions at my daughter's school play from 5:30 - 9:00 tonight. suboptimal.
ReplyDeleteWould you say it was a golden shower of Chuck Berry that washed over you?
ReplyDeleteDude was a big-time perv. And a pederast to boot. I bet Roman Polanski is thinking "WTF!?"
So you're saying he was presidential?
ReplyDeleteI went to a kids birthday party at one of my friends (and fellow Gator) houses. At some point he put the OT from last night's game on the TV. About ten of us stood around and watched it all over again. It was pretty great.
ReplyDeleteIs it time for us to acknowledge the Big 12 isn't actually that good of a basketball conference. The same team wins in every single year. Literally. For the last 13-14 years. And that team is 2-7 in its last 9 Elite Eight games. A different team (Oklahoma) made the Final Four last year and was blown out in epic fashion. Might be something to consider.
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